List of US states by minimum wage

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    Minimum wage by state and year

    This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 50 US states and the federal district of Washington, D.C.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] See minimum wage in the United States for much more info, including detailed state-by-state and city-by-city breakdown of the facts and numbers, and info on US territories. For comparisons to other countries see: List of countries by minimum wage.

    Table for last few years[edit]

    Notes:

    • Bolding has been added in the table to current minimum wages that increased from last year.[1][2][6]
    • Table does not include info on pay for tipped, part-time, overtime, or underage employees.[9][8][10]
    • TBD means "to be determined" on that date.
    • State links below are "Economy of STATE" links.
    US state minimum wage rates[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
    State 2019[3] 2020 2021 2022 2023
     Alabama $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
     Alaska $9.89 $10.19 $10.34 $10.34 $10.85
     Arizona $11.00 $12.00 $12.15 $12.80 $13.85
     Arkansas $9.25 $10.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00
     California $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00CA $15.50
     Colorado $11.10 $12.00 $12.32 $12.56 $13.65
     Connecticut $11.00 $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $14.00. $15.00 on June 1, 2023.
     Delaware $8.75 $9.25 $9.25 $10.50 $11.75
     Florida $8.56 $8.56 $10.00 $10.00. $11.00 on Sept 30, 2022. $11.00. $12.00 on Sept 30, 2023.
     Georgia $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage)
     Hawaii $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $12.00
     Idaho $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Illinois $9.25 $10.00 $11.00 $12.00 $13.00
     Indiana $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Iowa $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Kansas $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Kentucky $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Louisiana $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
     Maine $11.00 $12.00 $12.15 $12.75 $13.80
     Maryland $10.10 $11.00 $11.75 $12.50MD $13.25
     Massachusetts $12.00 $12.75 $13.50 $14.25 $15.00
     Michigan $9.45 $9.65 $9.65 $9.87 $10.10
     Minnesota $9.86/8.15MN $10.00 $10.08 $10.33/8.42MN $10.59/8.63MN
     Mississippi $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
     Missouri $8.60 $9.45 $10.30 $11.15 $12.00
     Montana $8.50 $8.65 $8.75 $9.20 $9.95
     Nebraska $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $10.50
     Nevada $8.25/7.25NV $9.00/8.00NV $9.75/8.75NV $10.50/9.50NV $10.50/9.50. $11.25/10.25 on July 1, 2023.NV
     New Hampshire $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     New Jersey $10.00 $11.00 $12.00 $13.00/11.90NJ $14.13/11.90NJ
     New Mexico $7.50 $9.00 $10.50 $11.50 $12.00
     New York $11.10 $11.80 $12.50 $13.20 $14.20
     North Carolina $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     North Dakota $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Ohio $8.55/7.25 [11]OH $8.70/7.25 [12]OH $8.80/7.25 [13]OH $9.30/7.25 [14]OH $10.10/7.25 [14]OH
     Oklahoma $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Oregon $11.25 $12.00 $12.75 $13.50 $13.50. TBD on July 1, 2023.[15]
     Pennsylvania $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Rhode Island $10.50 $11.50 $11.50 $12.25 $13.00
     South Carolina $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
     South Dakota $9.10 $9.30 $9.45 $9.95 $10.80
     Tennessee $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
     Texas $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Utah $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Vermont $10.78 $10.96 $11.75 $12.55 $13.18
     Virginia $7.25 $7.25 $9.50 $11.00 $12.00
     Washington $12.00 $13.50 $13.69 $14.49 $15.74
     Washington, D.C. $14.00 $15.00 $15.20 $15.20. $16.10 on July 1, 2022.[16] $16.50. $17.00 on July 1, 2023.[17]
     West Virginia $8.75/7.25WV $8.75/7.25WV $8.75/7.25WV $8.75/7.25WV $8.75/7.25WV
     Wisconsin $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
     Wyoming $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage)

    Additional information[edit]

    • ^CA $15.00 applies to employers of 26 or more employees. Employers of 25 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $14.00 per hour.
    • ^MD $12.50 applies to employers of 15 or more employees. Employers of 14 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $12.20 per hour.
    • ^MN The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000. The lower minimum wage applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below $500,000.
    • ^NV The lower minimum wage is for employees who are offered health insurance. Employees who are not offered health insurance must receive the higher minimum wage.
    • ^NJ The higher minimum wage applies to non-seasonal employers of 6 or more employees. The lower minimum wage applies to seasonal or smaller employers of 5 or fewer employees.
    • ^OH The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of a specified minimum amount ($372,000 in 2023,[14] $342,000 in 2022,[14] $323,000 in 2021,[13] $319,000 in 2020,[12] and $314,000 in 2019[11]). The federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below the specified minimum amount.
    • ^WV $8.75 applies to employers of 6 or more employees at one specific location. Employers of 5 or fewer employees at one specific location must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

    Consolidated minimum wage table[edit]

    Below is a compact table of current minimum wages by U.S. state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage (column titled "No MW Required"). This table duplicates the Department of Labor source page ("Consolidated Minimum Wage Table"). Go there for more details.[7][1]

    • Note: See abbreviations list.
    • Note: Territories listed in this table (see bottom of columns too):
    GU = Guam. VI = U.S. Virgin Islands. PR = Puerto Rico. CNMI = Northern Mariana Islands.
    Consolidated Minimum Wage Table.
    Applicable to Nonsupervisory NONFARM Private Sector Employment Under State and Federal Laws.
    (Effective Date: January 1, 2023)
    Greater than federal MW Equals federal MW of $7.25 No MW Required
    AK $10.85 CNMI AL
    AR $11.00 GA LA
    AZ $13.85 IA MS
    CA $15.50 ID SC
    CO $13.65 IN TN
    CT $14.00 KS
    DC $16.50 KY
    DE $11.75 NC
    FL $11.00 ND
    HI $12.00 NH
    IL $13.00 OK
    MA $15.00 PA
    MD $13.25 TX
    ME $13.80 UT
    MI $10.10 WI
    MN $10.59 WY
    MO $12.00
    MT $9.95
    NE $10.50
    NJ $14.13
    NM $12.00
    NV $10.50/9.50
    NY $14.20
    OH $10.10
    OR $13.50
    PR $8.50
    RI $13.00
    SD $10.80
    VA $12.00
    VT $13.18
    WA $15.74
    WV $8.75
    VI $10.50
    GU $9.25
    30 States + DC, GU, PR & VI 15 States + CNMI 5 States

    Map of state minimum wages[edit]

    See the date at the top of the map.

    Map of US minimum wage by state.svg

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d State Minimum Wage Laws. Wage and Hour Division (WHD). United States Department of Labor. Click on states on that map to see exact minimum wage info by state. See bottom of page for District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
    2. ^ a b c Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2021. Wage and Hour Division (WHD). United States Department of Labor. The data on the last table on the page covers 2020 to 2022 and matches up with other sources. The 2019 column in the next to last table has many mistakes. Use other sources for 2019.
    3. ^ a b c Minimum wage rates by state. LaborLawCenter. Table of state by state rates by year going back many years.
    4. ^ a b Minimum Wage Rates by State. Horton Group.
    5. ^ a b Minimum Wage /Rates by State. Minimum-Wage.org
    6. ^ a b c Minimum Wage by State - Paycor. And see archive with 2020-22 numbers. Reload if necessary to eliminate popup: See notes there that explain why there is an asterisk (or multiple asterisks) next to some of the wages listed in the table.
    7. ^ a b c Consolidated Minimum Wage Table. From: Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. See abbreviations list.
    8. ^ a b c Minimum Wage Tracker. The Economic Policy Institute. Click state on map to see sidebar info for minimum wage and subminimum wage for tipped workers. Also most recent increase, upcoming increases, indexing, and notes.
    9. ^ a b State Minimum Wage Chart - State-by-State Requirements. Employer Pass. Also has exceptions, and tipped wages.
    10. ^ Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees by State. Paycor.
    11. ^ a b 2019 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
    12. ^ a b 2020 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
    13. ^ a b 2021 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
    14. ^ a b c d Ohio’s Minimum Wage to Increase in 2022. Sep 30, 2022. Updated Nov 4, 2022. Ohio Department of Commerce.
    15. ^ Minimum wage increase schedule : For Workers : State of Oregon. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.
    16. ^ Mayor Bowser Announces Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2022. Executive Office of the Mayor.
    17. ^ DC Residents Reminded of New Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2023. Executive Office of the Mayor.

    Further reading[edit]

    • Congressional Research Service (March 2, 2023). "State Minimum Wages: An Overview".

    External links[edit]

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